The third eighth Doctor adventure was actually the first to be recorded by Paul McGann making this the first story that he had done since the TV Movie. The Doctor takes Charley back to Earth but this time to Venice. I was hoping that this story would be as enjoyable as Storm Warning and Sword of Orion. This is the first story to be written by Paul Magrs for Big Finish.
The thing that struck me about this story was the acting in this. Paul McGann was brilliant and shows what he could have done had the TV movie in 1996 led to a full season. India Fisher was also on good form, her character is starting to settle and her relationship with McGann is proving to be a strong one. Michael Sheard is a name from the TV series than any long-term Doctor Who fan would recognise. For that the role took on a different meaning from what writer Paul Magrs perhaps intended. Another big name was Mark Gatiss who is one of the League of Gentleman. Also he wrote the 2000 story Phantasmagoria. In this he played a very average Vincenzo.
Unfortunately this story is somewhat poor compared to Storm Warning and Sword of Orion. Both these stories had something about them, Storm Warning had the appeal that it was McGann’s first story and Sword of Orion’s appeal was that it was the first Cyberman story by Big Finish. The thing that I would take away from this story was that the acting was very good but ultimately the plot itself was a bit below par.
Like Meatloaf once said, 2 out 3 aint bad!
The thing that struck me about this story was the acting in this. Paul McGann was brilliant and shows what he could have done had the TV movie in 1996 led to a full season. India Fisher was also on good form, her character is starting to settle and her relationship with McGann is proving to be a strong one. Michael Sheard is a name from the TV series than any long-term Doctor Who fan would recognise. For that the role took on a different meaning from what writer Paul Magrs perhaps intended. Another big name was Mark Gatiss who is one of the League of Gentleman. Also he wrote the 2000 story Phantasmagoria. In this he played a very average Vincenzo.
Unfortunately this story is somewhat poor compared to Storm Warning and Sword of Orion. Both these stories had something about them, Storm Warning had the appeal that it was McGann’s first story and Sword of Orion’s appeal was that it was the first Cyberman story by Big Finish. The thing that I would take away from this story was that the acting was very good but ultimately the plot itself was a bit below par.
Like Meatloaf once said, 2 out 3 aint bad!
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